Is Roselia Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 117. Grass/Poison with AbilityNatural Cure for status healing on switch-out and AbilityPoison Point for contact poison. No evolution in Gen 3. Roselia's Special stats are decent for mid-game Grass coverage. Handles Wallace and the Water trainers. Limited by the lack of an evolution this generation.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Roselia resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Catchable
Catch Roselia on Route 117 (walking, Lv 13-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 13)
- LV 13GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- LV 25GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Mt. Pyre
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- LV 33GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 49GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
Ruby & Sapphire Roselia Locations
Common but confined: two spots at one route, levels 13 to 14. Roselia keeps to that single patch, so there's no better spot to scout, just the one.
Wild Roselia may be holding when caught:
Poison Barb (5% chance) A hold item that raises the power of POISON-type moves.1 location to catch Roselia
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Roselia in Ruby & Sapphire
How to Get Shiny Roselia in Ruby & Sapphire
Roselia is a common sight in the grass of Route 117, so its steady numbers give you plenty of wild ones to check for a shiny. Compare Shiny Roselia odds across every game
Shiny Roselia Evolution
Does Not EvolveRuby & Sapphire Shiny Roselia Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Ruby & Sapphire with Roselia preloaded.
Roselia Weakness
Roselia's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Roselia's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Combusken builds →Flamethrower 2x97-114%KO Peck 2x37-44% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Beautifly builds →Psychic 2x67-79% Gust 2x56-67% | ||
 Kirlia Psychic | D | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Wingull builds →Ice Beam 2x48-57% Wing Attack 2x48-57% | ||
Roselia Evolutions
Roselia doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a decent partner pool across two egg groups, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Roselia easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Grass egg groups. Pass egg moves like Cotton Spore, Pin Missile, Spikes and 1 more to offspring.
RS Roselia Best Moveset
MoveSpikes sets entry hazards, a rare utility on a Grass-type. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out while AbilityPoison Point poisons on contact. MoveGiga Drain for Grass TermStab with recovery. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Hazard setter with self-healing and Natural Cure.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Stun Spore
- Aromatherapy
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Cotton Spore and Pin Missile on Roselia. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, they expand what Roselia can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
ROSELIA shoots sharp thorns as projectiles at any opponent that tries to steal the flowers on its arms. The aroma of this POKéMON brings serenity to living things.
On extremely rare occasions, a ROSELIA is said to appear with its flowers in unusual colors. The thorns on this POKéMON’s head contain a vicious poison.
Roselia Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Yes. Wild Roselia in Ruby & Sapphire can hold Poison Barb (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Poison Barb.
Game Availability
Roselia first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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